Glove-fastener



(No Model.)

G. P. ROSS.

\ GLOVE PASTBNBR. No. 319,030. Patented June 2, 1885.

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SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,030, dated June 2,1885.

l Application filed January 1 3, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE l?. Ross, residing at Chicago, in the countyor" Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, haveinvented a new and useful Iniproveinent in Glove-Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a full description', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the palm of aglove withthe fastener in position to close the w ristopening; Fig. 2, a detail,enlarged, of the fastener; Fig.

3, a detail, enlarged, of the fastener with the holding cords or stringsin position.

This invention is primarily designed for use as a fastener for the wristof a glove for the purpose of closing the wrist-opening, hut it can beused for other purposes in connection with other articles than gloves,and has for its object to produceaiastener which can be readily adjustedto operate and draw the wrist portion of the glove down to nt snugly thewrist of the wearer without any change in the position of theholding-button, and withoutre- Inoval ofthe fastener, and it consists inproviding a plate constituting the fastener having two arms and a haseprovided with holes to receivethe holding cord or string and be adjustahle on such cord or string, and in coruhining such fastener withaholding-huttou, all as hereinafter more specifically described, andpointed out in the claims asnew.

In the drawings, A represents a glove having at the wrist portion theusual opening, one side of which is provided with holes a and the otherside with holes a, which holes, if desired, may loe strengthened hy theuse of eyelets, and, as shown, the closing cord or string is passedthrough one of such holes a, thence across on theinside of the wristthrough the other holes a, and the end a is passed up through the outerhole, a", of the other side of the wrist, and the end a through theinner hole.

B is the fastener, made of a plate of sheetbrass or other suitablematerial, and formed to have arms b b', with a base, Z1, as shown in Fig. 2, and each arni at or near its end is provided with a hole, c, andback of this hole each arm is provided with a hole, d, and the base isprovided with a hole, e, as shown in Fig. and between the arms is left aslot or recess, f, which receives the stein 'or shank of a button,

g, secured to the wrist of a glove, when the wrist has been drawn downor closed, as shown in Fig. l. The end a of the fastening cord or stringis passed through the hole c in the arm h, thence across to and throughthe hole d in such arm, and thence across to and through the hole e; andthe end a is passed through the hole c in the arin b', thence across toand through the hole d in such arm, and thence across to and through thehole c, as shown in Fig. 3, the result being that the ends a aareseeurely held, and at the same time the fastener B, as a whole, isheld in whatever position it may be adjusted on'the cord or string ends.

The fastener can be adjusted to draw the wrist close by pulling the endsa a oi" the securing-cord 'farther through the fastener B, to do whichthe main portion is pulled through the holes c, thence through the holesd, and the ends drawn through the holee, drawing the fastener nearer tothe wrist and shortening the length ofthe cord, and the cord isincreased in length to increase tuo size of the wrist loy drawing theends haci; through the holes c, d, and c. I

rihe cord :nay be of rubber, leather, or other material, and may beelastic or non-elastic, as desired.

In use the wearer of the glove adjusts the\ fastener forward or hack, asrequired, to dei crease or increase the size of the wrist, and ,whenproperly adjusted the fastener is drawn over the button g, to have thestem of the loutton enter the slotj", holding the wrist closed, and thewrist is released by withdrawing the fastener from the button.

The fast-ener can be readily applied,and can he quickly adj usted todraw the wrist to the desired size, and when applied it furnishes ameans for readily closing the wrist-opening and securing itin its closedposition; and in case the securing-cord becomes worn or frayed or brokenit can lie replaced by a new one, and the fastener readily applied tosuch new cord by the wearer of the glove without any sewing or rivetingor other securing means, and when on the cord, owing to t ie rnanner ofweaving the cord through the holes c d e, no slipping of the fastenercan occur, nor can the cord slip through the fastener, the result beingthat both the cord and the fastener will loe held in whatever positionthey are adj ustedo The deviee is very simple, and can be readilyapplied to holding-cords designed for seeuring parts together withoutliability of displacement or slipping.

I am aware that a glove-fastener has been made of a plate having a holeto pass over a button, and three other holes arranged in triangularform, a oord being passed through two of said holes to form a loop, andthen through the third hole and back under the loop. My inventiondiffers therefrom in a different arrangement of five separate holes forthe oord, whereby the two ends of a cord maybe secured in a differentmanner, as here inbefore more particularly set forth.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

eiaoeo 1. The fastener B, formed of base b, having hole e, and arms bb', having the two sets of holesoand d. in combination with a glove, andzo the cord ends a and a, substantially as and for the purpose setfort-h.

2. The fastener B, formed of base b, having hole e, and arms b b, havingthe two sets of holes c and d, in combination with a glove,` 25 oordends a a', and button g, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE P. ROSS.

"Witnesses:

O. W. BOND, ALBERT H. ADAMS.

